Tuesday, November 21, 2017

FYI …

… Your brain does not process information and it is not a computer | Aeon Essays. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

The faulty logic of the IP metaphor is easy enough to state. It is based on a faulty syllogism – one with two reasonable premises and a faulty conclusion. Reasonable premise #1: all computers are capable of behaving intelligently. Reasonable premise #2: all computers are information processors. Faulty conclusion: all entities that are capable of behaving intelligently are information processors.

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